The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-10
DECLARATIVE DISCORDS
TICKLE THE AUGUST LEGISLA.
TIVE COUNCIL,
And Call Forth = Plain and En-.
phstlc Defense Of His Policy
Toward
THE STREET RAILROAD COMPA-
MES, BY Mr.. MADDEN.
Petition From n. Katzenberger and
Others for the Right TO Lay Gas
Pipes In the City.
SECOND MOVE TOWARD THE IN
ION PASSENGER DEPOT.
First Steps to Secure a New City
Mall-PrOceediBgs Of Yester-
days Session.
THE STREET RAILROAD COMPA-
MES, BY MR.. MADDEN.
SECOND MOVE TOWARD THE UN-
ION PASSENGER DEPOT. ~

The regular June meeting OF the
legislative Council was held yester-
day, and all the members found 1t
convenient to be on hand promptly.
With an esgerness to settle down to
business the minutes were laid over,
and they at once tackled the
MONTHLY REPORTS
Fire Experimentation alarms re-
sponded to. Insurance of owners,
$l2, 800; insurance of occupants, $1,000.
Loss of owners, 1915; loss OF occupants,
sos. Total insurance, $4,000; total
loss, 500; insurance over loss, $40, 730
Police Dapsrtment-Totsl number
Of arrests, sos; white, 254; colored,
2S0 number iined, 29l State cases, 10 ;
amount of fines assessed, 33ll2;
amount collected, 32l4S 50; expenses,
i3S9S 81.
ii spitsl-Totsl number OF patients
treated, 1913; expenses, Sl0O6 So.
Inspector - Total Inspections,
$3.50 %.
Market Observation-Disclosures, $279 %.
Regster-Toial for general and
compromise tex registered, LICENSE is
sued, ETC., $9S 278 80.
BUILDING PERMITS.
M. Ystes, l05 Poplar; rejected.
John NJ Duffy, to move houses at
northwest corner Front and Jackson
aud northe east corner Promenade; re-
ierred to fire chief and city engineer
with power to act.
DIR. Thad Donohue, LOG Third ;
gram ed.
f. N. Bailey, for Seely & Price, be-
tween street car blacksmith shop on
fernando and frame house; rejected
E. O. Jones, Desoto Oil Mill, Ten.
nessee sire ct; granted.
/. M. Darnell & Son, l54 Jefferson
rejected.
James NJ. Beattie, 1894 Second; re-
jected.
PETITIONS
From S. II. Haynes, that the chain
gang grade Gates avenue. Referred
to President with power to act.
From w. 8. Bruce 4 90. and r.
Buchignani, com planning Of hack and
wagon stands Referred to chief o.
police for rep IT.
From Bowdre Bros. & Co, on de
layed destruction of the Exposition
building. Referred to president fol
conference with the owners.
From j. W. X Browne, to be allow
ed to make conGe 1tion with the sewe
at corner Main and Monroe streets
Granted, under direction OF the cit
engineer
From M. Gavin, to sell TO the Tax
ing Dis;rict frty feet of land soutl
fion the north line OF his lot on Wei
lington street, and come corners OF
the last end. Accepted.
From Merchants Cotton Press anC
Storage Company, for closing OF alley
running east and west, between Gal
houn and Butler streets, for fifty years
in considela ion of which petitione
subscribes So 90 toward paving Shelby
street from Calhoun as far south q
south side Of Web ter street. Accepted
for fifty years, or during the time it il
occupied by the present character o
business, and the $4,000 to bs used 81
specified,
From Homes Cummins, as attorney
for Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
Railroad Company, for the closing o
surface street crossings OF Concord
0verton, jackson, Market end Poplar
running through The block north o
M srket, south of Auction, west o
Front or Chicka aw and esst OF Prom
ensde strt cts. In leu If these surtac,
crossings, 10 erect such overhead way
as ay be necessary for the accommo
dation Of the public, and those having
need to pass from east tn west Thereon
and wee versa upon Jackson, Mar
ket and Pop ar, II required, but onll
at Jackson and Market ii the overhead
crossings at those streets are found Il
be sufficient. Asked for to facilitate
the erection snd maintenance OF
unol passenger depot. Referred t
Messrs. Lee, Rsndie and Patterson.
F'Om E. T. Toy, to be allowed t.
bull gin on Beale, between Clinton
snd Shelby streets. r jscted.
From Planters OIL Mill Company
to BIZ allowed tn erect iron framed sta
BILE, attached to and along the nortl
end Of it's building, to extend ten feet
Referred to president aud fire chief.
BFHPHIs. May Is, 1887.
To the Honorable Legislative Council;
GEETLSMEN-It your honorable
body will graat me the right OF wa,
upon the streets Of Memphis uude
the law az ii now ext Ia on suhstan
TALLY the terms named ny tbs Eqults
bic Gss Company, will at once OF
gan 20 a corporation snd build in you
city such gasworks as that compan.
proposed to conSti net. do not max
this offer for that company or as u
representative. / is made who'll.
independent Of that company. Mysel
AID associates can Commsnd the nee
e. ssry capital. AN assured that yo'
do not favor monopoly Of any kind.
Half a million OF foreign capital nov
knocks at your doors for adm ssion. L
proposes to m be money Tor Itself ant
to cheaper and improve your nghts
1t is useless to FAY that such new en-
terprise will quicken aud stimulate
the growth Of your city. 49,,
beg OF you q prompt and iranl
answer Ifyour policy forb de wha
l ask 81 a not complain, bat gu o y
seek other fields for the capital when
If allowed, will come here.
Hoping to receive an early and ray
Grab Q answer, | am respectiu"!
yours,
N. KATE RNBERGER,
WIN KATZENBER Ter TOR himseli]'
LEI NAN bt0lHBKS,
p G00DHARf& Co., and otner"
Referred TO NJ ssr1, Lee, RAndie an
, Patterson for report
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. Graham; That Pontoto
strest be opened from Cynthia stree
west to Wellington. Adopted.
By Mr.. Rlndle; Thai the yasan
aud unremuDeraiv rea estate peioni
iug to the Taxing District be CONVEX e
IN o IN oney, the same to constitute
iuud with which to erect a city nal
Adopted.
7 just A LITTLE JAR
MEuPBrs, TEES,, June I;
To the Honorable lie. i,l 'ty1 OOuncll OF n
Tsxng District OF ahelby county lei